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What is the hanafi ruling regarding the breaking of wudhu if a female shop assistant touches your hand when giving you change?

· 25 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 7994English

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What is the hanafi ruling regarding the breaking of wudhu if a female shop assistant touches your hand when giving you change?

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Your Wudhu will not break. However, this should be totally avoided. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has mentioned: Whosoever touches the palm of a strange woman (who he is allowed to marry), a burning ember will be placed on his palm on the day of judgment. (Hidaaya vol.4 pg.485)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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